Being a mom is a hard job that isn't adequately rewarded. Each mom wants to give all the best to their baby. But living as a single mom makes it several times more difficult to raise a child. According to the latest data, nearly 31% of families headed by single...
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Kids, Careers… and Life!
Having been raised by a single mom, and having been a single mom for many years, I understand the time constraints and challenges that impose themselves upon parents, especially single parents. It often feels like we need to transform into super-parents, juggling...
Benefits of JROTC When Applying to College
College application is a challenging and complex process affected by various factors. For example, personal circumstances and deadlines. Admission involves different requirements, such as standardized exam scores and transcripts. To impress the committee, students use...
Simple Ways Parents Can Set Great Examples for Their Kids
Children are like mirrors. They reflect the habits, attitudes, and behaviors of their parents and caretakers, learning from us over time. Particularly at an early age, when your child can’t always distinguish between good and bad behaviors, they’ll be looking to you...
Responsibility of Parents and Students for Education
The involvement of parents when it comes to their children's educational pursuits is important. Education is both the students' and their parents' shared responsibility. This is because it determines the academic performance of the child. A parent playing an active...
Developing your Child’s Entrepreneurial Mindset
All parents want to set their children up for success. Perspectives on the constituents of this success differ from parent to parent. While some parents want their children to climb up the corporate ladder, others want their children to be the ones who provide that...
Does Minecraft Teach Children Properly?
In recent years, Minecraft has emerged as one of the most popular and influential games among children and adults alike. However, beyond its entertaining gameplay and creative possibilities, Minecraft has proven to be an excellent educational tool for children. This...
Developing Career Skills Among Kids: Things To Try At Home
Career skills are the ones that will be applicable to some degree in every role. These skills are not specifically for one job or role but fall into a broader, more general category. These skills are transferable between jobs and therefore quite advantageous to the...
How to Put Stay-at-Home Parents on Resume?
One of the biggest responsibilities that you’ll have in your life is being a parent. If you’ve been thinking of re-entering the workforce after being a stay-at-home parent, you’ll have to come up with ways to translate this experience in a way that potential employers...
Advocating for Policy Change: Improving Educational Outcomes for Foster Care Youth
Foster Families and Education A foster family is a family that voluntarily takes in non-native children. These children can be from orphanages or those deprived of parental care through the fault of the latter. Foster care is a very important form of care for children...
Ways to Ensure Your Child’s Safety At School
Prioritizing the safety of your child should be of utmost importance. However, the difficult truth is that you can’t always be present to protect them, for instance, when they are at school. You rely heavily on the school personnel for your child’s well-being, so it...
When Does Parenting Get Easier?
Sleep deprivation and other struggles in the early years are real, and it doesn't take long before bleary-eyed parents of small children ask, "What's the magical age? WHEN does parenting get easier?" As exhausted as you might be right now, there's hope for parents at...